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Build your online presence with LEO Galway's workshops
Half and full day courses on a variety of business topics including marketing, social media, SEO and website design/management.
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Free Brexit mentoring programmes
LEO Galway is now offering a limited number of FREE mentoring programmes for Galway businesses which may be affected by Brexit
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Loughrea gears up for annual Medieval Festival
Step back in time and experience the sights, sounds & smells of medieval life in Loughrea. A weekend of free events for all ages, from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 August.
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LEO Galway Newsletter
The free newsletter will keep you up to date on Galway's jobs market, LEO Galway's available supports and local events happening across Galway city and county.
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Learn trading skills for food or farmers' markets
Bord Bia is holding a series of workshops aimed at helping traders to upskill to boost their business at food and farmers markets.
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Vote for Galway for the title of Foodie Destination 2018
Let's do our bit for our tireless farmers, producers, restaurants and cafes!
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Trading Online Voucher Scheme
Are you planning on creating or developing a website? Or perhaps you have a digital marketing strategy in mind you would like to implement? Then you should contact us today to apply for the Trading Online Voucher Scheme
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The devil's in the detail
Top tips and templates to help you write a great Business Plan
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New fast-track innovation fund for small companies
'Innovation is the lifeblood of any small business, it differentiates us and generates real market opportunities.'
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Welcome to Local Enterprise Office Galway

We are here to help you to start your new business, expand an existing business or help you to reach new markets.

We are the first stop shop for your business needs.

Training courses and workshops

The Local Enterprise Office provides a range of training courses that give small business owners practical skills for their business development. Click here for more.

Boost your online trade

Financial Assistance is one of many ways that Local Enterprise Office Galway tries to help businesses grow in the county. The Trading Online Voucher scheme is but one of many of these supports available to businesses.

Growing Entrepreneurship

Fostering and growing entrepreneurship in Galway is one of the main objectives of Local Enterprise Office Galway. Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur competition is but one of a range of initiatives aimed at helping entrepreneurs reach their goals.

Latest News

17/08/2018
Business workshops on web development, social media and marketing...
All training workshops are held at City Hall, College Road in Galway city.
17/08/2018
Bord Bia offers skills training for traders at food or farmers markets...
These are suitable for existing stallholders as a refresher, and also for those who have a food, seafood, drink or horticulture concept that they want to sell...
17/08/2018
Loughrea gears up for annual Medieval Festival
Step back in time and experience the sights, sounds & smells of medieval life in Loughrea, A weekend of free events for all ages....
17/08/2018
National Women’s Enterprise Day 2018 (#NWED)...
Thursday, October 18th 2018: Save the Date!...
15/08/2018
Galway Daily features LEO impact report
Start-ups receiving financial support from the Local Enterprise Office created 95 jobs in Galway last year, up from 79 in 2016....
14/08/2018
Galway named among top five friendliest cities in the world...
Cork came in third, Galway is number five on the list, and Dublin is in eighth place.
14/08/2018
Athenry Walled Towns Day 2018
Savour the Past with Athenry's Walled Towns Day and celebrate Galway's Year of Gastronomy with a Feast of Food, Music & Stories....
14/08/2018
Clean Cut Meals on Galway Bay FM
LEO-backed firm Clean Cut Meals is the first meal prep company in the west of Ireland and was established in 2015.
13/08/2018
11 Galway schools selected for Creative Schools pilot this September...
Hundreds of children and young people across Galway will soon enjoy more access to creative activities at school
10/08/2018
Global tech company explains why they chose to locate in Galway...
The first video features John McArdle, EMEA Channel Director for Ipswitch, who shares the reasons the tech giant chose to locate a base in Galway....
09/08/2018
Over 1300 dot ie domains registered in Galway so far this year...
According to the latest IE Domain Registry Domain Profile Report, 154 .ie domains were registered every day between January and the end of June 2018....
07/08/2018
€1million in start-up funding announced
The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced two new Competitive Start Funds (CSF) totalling up to €1 million to support overseas entrepreneurs and start-ups led by experienced business professionals. The funds, which will run simultaneously, will be administered by Enterprise Ireland. ...
07/08/2018
Food and Craft Fair 2018 call for participants
Galway Daily features the 2018 Food and Craft Fair. Applications now being accepted from potential traders to showcase their wares at the popular event....
03/08/2018
LEO Galway autumn courses feature in Ballinasloe Life magazine...
The courses cover topics from marketing and website design to using Instagram and Twitter to boost business
01/08/2018
FREE Brexit mentoring programmes for small Galway businesses...
Local Enterprise Office Galway is offering a FREE BREXIT mentoring programme for small businesses across Galway city and county....
17/08/2015
Start Your Own Business Training
The July 2018 Start Your Own Business training programme is already underway. Our next course begins in September - watch this space for registration details. ...

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Case Studies

26/07/2018
Solaris
Solaris Botanicals creates organic teas and health-related products for export to mainland Europe, Scandinavia and the United Arab Emirates....
26/07/2018
Dia Nia
In 2016, Dia Nia secured 2 million euro in seed funding, and announced that it would create 20 new jobs....
26/07/2018
Bowl a Granola
An avid cookery fan, Siobhán started making her own organic granola because she found many of the commercially available brands too sweet for her taste....
26/04/2016
Jethro Sheen – A Passion for Stone
Jethro Sheen has created an oasis of calm and beauty in his showrooms in the old fever hospital in Gort....
08/12/2015
Local Food & Craft Gift Fair 2015
Coverage of the local food and craft gift fair at the Blackbox theatre on 14/15 Nov...
20/01/2015
ExOrdo - A Galway Success Story
Ex Ordo is a technology company that helps academics to manage research events....
13/05/2015
O'Halloran Wood Turners
Ambrose and Brid have been woodturning in their studio in Cregboy for the past twenty years ...
03/04/2015
The Friendly Farmer
The Friendly Farmer aka Ronan Byrne produces his free range meat and especially poultry from the families 35 acre farm outside Athenry...